Contrary to fathers' rights propaganda, father perpetrators (along with stepdads and caretaker boyfrends) dominate the most vicious crimes against children: sexual assault, abusive head trauma, murder-suicides, crimes involving gun violence, and other similar forms of physically violent/fatal child abuse. And as more dads are providing child care (either because mom is working and can't find other care, or because dads are increasingly getting unsupervised visitation/custody through the family courts), more dads are are being found guilty of basic child abuse and neglect as well.

10/25/15 -Because of severe time constraints, we are no longer able to do regular updates at Dastardly Dads. We will occasionally post articles on general studies on child abuse/domestic violence, news pieces involving abusive fathers in custody/visitation situations. We wil also be updating the Killer Dads and Custody lists, while looking for a better, more accessible platform for the data.

7/11/16 - We started this blog on June 24, 2009--just over seven years. And like all good things, it's time to bring this project to a close. It has served its purpose. We have close to 10,500 postings regarding fathers and child abuse, with hundred of those cases being enabled by the family courts, social services, and others in authority. The documentation is clear. It is now time to stop documenting and put that energy into changing the situation that puts thousands of mothers and children at risk every day.

Brewster school officials suspected the 8-year-old boy was being abused, alerted police

PATTERSON – A Patterson dad faces an assault charge after he struck his 8-year-old son with a belt, causing welts and "substantial pain" to his back, the Putnam sheriff said.

Brewster school officials suspected the boy was being abused and alerted police.

Administrators at John F. Kennedy Elementary School notified police on Friday of their suspicions, Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith said in a release.

Investigators, working with the District Attorney's Office and Child Protective Services, determined that the 29-year-old father had struck the boy several times, Smith said.

Police charged the father Friday with second-degree assault, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor. Town Justice Anthony Mole issued an order preventing him from going near the boy and ordered him back to court on May 8.